December 31, 2008 Edition

WR Kiwanis Club assists
with several projects

Kiwanis Club members Aaron Andrews (from left) and Brett Cooper, with help from an unidentified man, put together a toy for one of the children during the Lawrence County Cooperative School's annual Christmas party.
TD Photo ~ John Bland

The Kiwanis Club helped spread cheer again this year by providing Christmas gifts totaling $1,500 for students and clients of the Lawrence County Cooperative School in Portia. Kiwanians also made several other year-end donations to other worthy projects in the area.

Purchasing gifts for the Cooperative School has been an ongoing project of the club for more than 30 years. Kiwanis member Phil Clark has been involved with this project as chairman for 32 years.
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Dumpsters to be available

County Judge Alex Latham has announced that class IV dumpsters will be available Monday for use by county residents.
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TD staff selects top stories of '08

The Times Dispatch staff voted recently to select the top 10 stories of 2008. An ongoing dispute between the Walnut Ridge Golf Club and the Walnut Ridge Airport Commission topped the list, followed by extensive spring flooding, the move of the Lawrence County Library to downtown Walnut Ridge and the second deployment for the local National Guard unit. continued...